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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Apr 19, 2010

This was on the windowsill here in MA. The yellow head really stood out.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Apr 20, 2010

I would like to see a clearer image (preferably a dorsal view) showing the wing pattern and antennal segments more clearly. Superficially, this resembles a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), but the antennae seem to have too many segments.

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Apr 21, 2010

Rats, I erased a couple other pics I had without realizing it.

What really struck me most was the all black body and yellow spot on the nose.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Apr 21, 2010

See http://tinyurl.com/25oaoal for an example of a black tenthredinid...

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA May 01, 2010

I just found a few pics from this old post that might be helpful. Here's the best one. Can't see the yellow head here but the flanks are visible. Can anyone make a comclusive ID with this info?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 02, 2010

Unfortunately, this really doesn't help me much; a clear dorsal view showing the wings and antennal segmentation still are needed. Otherwise, it will take someone with more expertise in this group than I have to come up with a specific i.d.

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA May 03, 2010

Thanks for trying suunto. :) Hopefully I'll get better pics in the future.

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